Holster and supporting belt



J. A. HAY ET AL. HOLSTER AND SUPPORTING BELT. FILED AuG.25.1921.

Patented fies. 19, 1922 p it r JOHN A. HAY. AND onantns' E. Dixon, ornew, rHrLAnELrHIa, OHIO.

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Application filed August 25,1921. Serial Nov $95,352.

To all w/wme't may concern: g Be it known that we, JOHN A. HAY andCHAnLEs F DIXON, citizens of the United States. residino at New Philadelhia in the a P a county of Tuscarawas and State ofOhio,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holsters andSupporting Belts, of which the following is a specifica v tron,reference being had therein to the ac-- com an inn drawinmj h Y b Theinvention relates to -revolver holsters and supporting belts therefor,and has for its object to provide a holster formed from a sheet ofrelatively thick leather having its lower end outwardly bent for formingthe bottom of a muzzle receiving pocket, and

toprovide adjacent the up er end ofthe member a spring over a revolveradjacent the cylinder thereof, and hold the revolver in'p'osition whereit maybe easily and quickly removed from the holster without the sightthereof hanging in the holster.

A further object is to provide the holster-j. with a belt adaptedto'encircle the waist the precise embodiment "of the invention.

may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ster and itssupporting belt.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the muzzlereceiving pocket on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 4r4l of Figure 1,showing the revolving engaging spring hook partly in section and partlyin elevation.

horizontally cisposed hook' formed from spring imetal and adapted" to iReferring to the drawings, the, numeral 1 designates a relatively stiltI member formed from leatheigthe lower end of which member is bentoutwardly at 2 thereby fornr ing'a horizontally disposed bottom 3 for amuzzle receiving "pocket l, which pocket re-.

ceives the, muzzle of a revolver when the same is disposed in theholster. .The pocket of horizontally disposed revolver receiving hook.9, which hook is formed from spring metaland is preferably providedwith a leather covering 10 for, preventing scratching or marring of thefinish on the revolver when vthe sameis being placed in position orremoved therefrom. Hook 9 is heldz in place by means of rivets llwhichpass through the arms of the-hook and through the member .1, however theend 12 o-f-Jthe hookis forwardly disposed so that the wearerinay..gr'asp'the handle 13 of the revolver 14; and pull the same quicklyout of the holster, which action will spring the end 12 of the hook 9 inthe direction of the arrow a, thereby allowing a quickdrawing of therevolver without danger of the sight of the muzzle catching in theholster. I The holster as a whole is mounted on a belt 15,

which is adapted to encircle the waist of the wearer and be securedthereon by means of the buckle 16, the tongue 17 of which may be passedthroughany of the apertures 18 or" the belt. The belt 15 passes understraps 19 on the inner face of the relatively stifi member 1, and saidstraps by being spaced apart as shown prevent forward or rearwardtilting of the holster as a whole and maintain thesame substantially ina vertical position. It "will be noted that there is a spring grippingof the revolver 14, and hence during a drawingoperation there will be aforward pull on the holder as a whole. To additionally hold the holstergainst movement and, at the same time take amount of leather has themember 1 supportedonthe belt l5,that during a! revolver drawingoperation the member forming the holster Will be substantially rigidlyheld and the revolver withdrawing operation may bequi'ckly andpositively accomplished.

holster is provided (which is particularly adapted for use by policemenand other fa'ctured. Itwill also beseen that the relatively stiffmemberl hasuforrned integrally therewith the bottom 3 of the muzzle; re-(JQlVlHgSOC-liQ-t 4, thereby allowing the device "to be cheaplyconstructed, and a great been eliminated which additionally reduces thecost of construction.

The invention having been set forth What claimed as new and useful is 1.A revolver holster comprising a sheet of relatively stiii" material, amuzzle receiv ing pocket at the lower end of said sheet of'material,said pocket being'formed by a right angled integral portion of the sheetof material, a U-shaped relatively stiff member having its lowerendsecured to the right angled "integral portion-"and its ver' 'tical' sideto the front and rearedges of the sheet of material, a horizontallydisposed spring hook disposed above said pocket and secured to the sheetof. material and formlng means :forengaging andholding a revolver, abelt whereby said holster may be supported,'said belt being secured tothe rear side of the sheet of material in registration with thehorizontally disposed spring hook." V r Y 2. A revolver holstercomprising a sheet of relatively stifimaterial, a pocket formed at thelower'end thereof for the reception 7 p p v I oftlie'revolver muzzle, a.horizontally dis- From the above it will be seen that a posedspringliook having one of its arms secured to the sheet of material,said hook beingdisposed above the muzzle receiving pocket and adapted toreceive and frictiona lly hold a revolver and a belt slidably connectedto the sheet of material in registration with the'springhook and forming,rneans for rigidly holding the holster and] hook against tiltingmovement during the removal of the revolver. I w

j The combination with arevolver holster-having amuzzle engaging ,pocketat its lower end and a. horizontally disposed re-;

,vol'ver engaging andqholdinghook" adjacent its upperend,1 of a beltextending through spaced loops located forwardly and rearwardly of thehook on the rear side of the holster and in substantial registrationwith the hook andrforming means for rigidly .holdingthe hook and holsteragainst tilting from a horizontalplane, when the revolver is removedfrom the hook, and a shoulder .e'ngagingjstrap adapted vto extend overthe shoulderjof thewearer, saidstrap having its ends secured to theupper end or the holster at points spaced from its center. i v

In testimony whereof 'we hereunto aflix our signatures.

Jenni. HAY. CHARLES E. DIXON

